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Limit data usage
Folks, Looking for a way to block data usage at certain times for my kid. We have unlimited data, and he uses it late into the night. Yes, I know the old fashioned way of taking the phone a...
Hey, all! We're going through older posts with this feedback and making sure that everyone gets a chance to take a peek at our new family program, FamilyMode, launching today 6/29. You can read our blog about it here and learn more in the Resources list at the bottom: https://support.t-mobile.com/community/community/news-updates/blog/2018/06/27/meet-t-mobile-familymode-the-digital-ally-parents-need -- thank you for sharing your opinions with us!
As parents we are ultimately responsible. if the kids are eating too many cookies, we take the cookie jar away. If they are playing Xbox too much, we take away the controller(s). If they watch too much TV, we take it away.
If they’re using the phone when they shouldn’t be, we should take it away as well.
But my beef with this TMO Family Allowance feature is that it is essentially useless in the smartphone age when cellular data is 90% (or more) of the phone's usage profile. And yet, your the family allowance "feature" does not have any means to limit cellular data.
